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In a 53 to 5 vote on Tuesday, the New York State Senate passed S05302, which if approved by the state Assembly would make online poker gambling legal in the Empire State enabling each of its 11 casinos to apply...
British bookmaker Betfred has reached a settlement with the Gambling Commission regulator that will see it pay a fine of over $1.15 million for failing to observe proper anti-money laundering procedures.
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After a rich history that spanned 61 years, Tuesday at 3am The Riviera Hotel and Casino’s tallest tower was imploded in a controlled demolition on the Las Vegas Strip bringing an end to one of Sin City’s last r...
Crown Resorts Ltd announced in a filing with the Australian Securities Exchange Wednesday that they plan to separate most of their non-Australian located businesses from their domestics. They will also explore ...
In South Africa, a decision by Trade And Industry Minister Rob Davies to award a new casino licence to the province of North West has angered operators and could be challenged in court.
According to a report...
Owner Glenn Straub will have to wait until at least Thursday to reopen the doors of the former Revel casino after city officials in Atlantic City rejected plans to begin the process on Wednesday because key per...
Las Vegas Sands Corporation is reportedly continuing with a plan to build a version of its Marina Bay Sands resort casino in South Korea and has sent representatives to Busan in order to investigate possible si...
The ACT Government has received a lot of criticism from Canberra Clubs after it decided to approve Hong Kong based Acquis Entertainment’s request to grant 200 pokie licenses for the Canberra Casino. The governm...
According to Eric Ríos, the Executive Secretary of the Panamanian Gaming Control Board (JCJ), gaming tax revenues are maintaining their momentum and by the end of this year will reach US$82 million, which is si...
The Vietnam Investment Review reports that even though Vietnam’s Laguna Lăng Cô beach resort, located in Central Vietnam, has yet to hear if the country’s authorities will grant it a casino license, the company...
Several members of the US Senate are supporting an amendment that would see the Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act included as part of an upcoming must-pass defense measure.
The amendment, which is known as S248, ...
The battle in the Garden State over a November casino referendum is heating up as a group of South Jersey leaders has come together to form the No North Jersey Casinos Coalition, a group that promises a “formid...
In Canada, the leaders of Saanich council now look likely to forward a staff-prepared report on where a possible new casino should be located to the British Columbia Lottery Corporation.
April saw the Britis...
In Iowa, the new $110 million Rhythm City Casino Resort is due to open for business on Thursday following a little less than a year of construction that provided some 1,000 jobs.
Located in the city of Daven...
Cyprus Government has granted a three-month extension to bids for its casino license following a request from Cambodia’s NagaCorp and Phillipine’s Bloomberry Resorts; these are two out of three companies in tot...